• “Imagine holding Planet Earth in the palm of your hand, with no regard for your place of birth or claim to any land. The only thing between us now is the truth we understand. If planet earth was in the palm of our hand, fifty years from now, what will they say about us here? Did we care for the water and the fragile atmosphere? There's only two kinds of people and the difference they make: the ones who give and the ones who take.” — 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲
On this day in 2007, Prince accepted the Outstanding Male Artist award at the 38th NAACP Image Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. 💙
He began his speech by saying he wanted to offer some “food for thought,” then quoted part of the lyrics from his song Planet Earth. He concluded by sharing his views on the state of the music industry and the gatekeepers he believed had damaged it.